The High Note Mento Collection
Release Date: 08 January 2021
Label: Doctor Bird / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929276932
Genres: Reggae
Description
Over the past few decades, interest in vintage Jamaican mento music has steadily grown, with the genre attracting increasing numbers of fans worldwide. Despite this development, precious little material in the style that was recorded during the Seventies has seen reissue.
This 2CD set aims to address that oversight by showcasing three of the most popular mento collections of the decade - all making their long overdue CD debut here. First released on Sonia Pottinger’s High Note label between 1976 and 1978, “King Vupp”, “Live At Club Caribbean” and “Ram Jam” highlight the respective talents of leading Jamaican performers, King Vupp, the Jolly Boys and the Prince Brothers, with the original LP track-listings bolstered by an array of relevant bonus tracks.
An immensely enjoyable and enlightening listen, “The High Note Mento Collection” effectively demonstrates that there was considerably more to the Jamaican music scene of mid-to-the late Seventies than just roots reggae
Tracklisting
Hawkwind
The Bluetones
Johnny Hallyday
Stylistics
Re-flex
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Rhoda Dakar
The Travellers
Various Artists
Various Artists
Purpleman
Linval Thompson, JonQuan, Ticklah
Various Artists
Various Artists
